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Forbes Silverplate --what would this form be used for?
(Baker's, if you wind up answering this, sorry to make you work on your birthday...)
I've got the maker, and realize it is silverplate. Any idea what to call this form? Base is heavy--feels... -
Older Christmas ornaments -- paper-like construction
I know this has seen better days, but felt it was quite old. At first I thought it was a sheep or something, but DH pointed out it has a horse-like tail. So horse, maybe? Missing one leg,... -
Yellow Melon Beads
Okay, what the heck, I'll post these too. Same Indonesian trip to Kalimantan. I've been told these are melon beads from China, Qing dynasty, correct me if I'm wrong. They were purchased in... -
Help with dating wood folk art carving; man playing harmonica
Hello Experts,
Here we have hand-carved folk art. The piece stands about 11.5" tall and is very light, weighing about 1/2 pound. The bare foot man is either playing a harmonica or eating a... -
Another gothic revival... but how old?
Hello! I happened across a dealer who just returned from a buying trip in Belgium and I fell in love with this piece. The dealer said it’s French and estimated it dates from the early 1900s. After... -
Mystery box - old-looking textile under glass set into wood box...?
This came from a Christmas in July exchange on another board years ago. I was digging for something else and found this by mistake. The edging looks like real silver, and what might be some... -
Carved Combs from Tanimbar
Hi. I haven't posted in this forum yet. I've posted SE Asian beads and a bracelet I collected a few years back. These are combs from the island of Tanimbar in South Maluku, Indonesia - due north... -
Victorian Sterling Silver (1891 & 1873)
I don't normally buy silver bonbon baskets, but this one was just...cute.
I also bought this neat silver bowl... -
Postcards, Ben Franklin Stamps, Unkown origin, please help.
Ok my friends, picked these up today at thrift store. I really do not know where to start with questions. Let me start by saying the postcards have a slightly raised front. They are signed from... -
Any chance Moser had pattern names?
This came up on another thread, and it was suggested I take it to Glass Message Board, but no response. I found a set of three in green with this pattern on 1st dibs with an insane price of...
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